Global pharmaceutical pricing strategies have been debated in published literature; however, these debates have not accounted for the differences in elasticity of demand between the public, private and cash paying markets. A mathematical model is presented that explores several plausible...

Presents a summary review of the development and utilization of occupational classifications in 11 countries and considers their compatibility and comparison with ISCO-88. Includes short reviews of experiences in the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Provides a comparative analysis of wage policies in the public sector of six OECD countries. Examines recent trends in reforms to the wage payment systems.

The compensation hypothesis predicts a positive causation from international economic openness to the size of the public sector, as governments step in to perform a risk mitigating role to counterbalance the increasing exposure to external risk and the economic dislocations caused by growing...